Tai conceded that more testing would better detect potential transmission that was not discovered during the recent assessment.<\/p>\n
Carrying out the second round of mass testing is certainly more effective in smoking out the invisible transmission chain,”<\/strong> Tai explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis month’s mass COVID-19 testing in Macau was the first for the Chinese SAR. The enclave’s freedom to close its borders and lockout foreigners has allowed the region to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the area. Since the onset of the pandemic, Macau has confirmed only 63 cases and no deaths linked to the disease.<\/p>\n
Casino Win Retracts<\/b><\/h2>\n
Macau’s borders remaining closed to everyone other than those arriving from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. That continues to inhibit gambling inside SAR casinos. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in July was down nearly 64 percent from the same month in 2019.<\/p>\n
August isn’t looking any better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Gaming analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein reported today that GGR is down 48 percent in the first eight days in August, compared with the final week in July. The brokerage said the downturn in casino revenue “was caused by the travel disruptions after Macau detected four local COVID-19 cases.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Sanford estimates that Macau casinos won approximately MOP125 million (US$15.6 million) per day August 1-8. That’s the lowest daily revenue since late September 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Macau Health Bureau said today that the more than 700,000 COVID-19 tests conducted in recent days have all come back negative for the coronavirus.\u00a0 Following a family of four being diagnosed with COVID-19 last week, Macau underwent a region-wide testing blitz to determine the scope of the spread. Health officials said the family’s adult-aged […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":182226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069,81881],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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